Quebec family doctors will continue to teach students
Posted October 2, 2025 6:37 pm.
Encouraged by the mediation process initiated with the government, the Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec (FMOQ) announces that the suspension of teaching for medical students has been postponed until further notice.
The FMOQ – which represents family doctors in the province – had already announced an initial postponement of this pressure tactic on Monday. Initially, family physicians were to stop teaching students as of Oct. 1.
For the time being, medical students will therefore be able to benefit from preclinical and clerkship teaching activities. However, general practitioners will continue to boycott medical-administrative activities.
“The Federation, along with the mediator, has chosen not to add any new pressure tactics for the time being, in order to allow ample room for dialogue and give mediation a real opportunity. With this in mind, the suspension of teaching for medical students is postponed until further notice,” the FMOQ explained in a written statement Thursday.
However, they added, “keep in mind” that 91 per cent of their members supported the suspension of teaching.
The FMOQ also launched a major advertising campaign Thursday morning with the slogan: “We also want change.” It argues that healthcare reform “must be done with family physicians. Not against them.”
The government is negotiating with the two medical federations, the FMOQ and the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ), to renew their respective framework agreements. The agreements allow for a review of physicians’ compensation packages.
Specialists were the first to stop teaching students, one of their only significant leverage tools, since essential services to the population must continue. The students have been deprived of instruction from their specialist mentor since Sept. 15. On Tuesday, the specialists agreed to a mediation process with the government.
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–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
